Officer Okole was following Danny's directions, driving them towards Halawa through the less busy roads. At one point, Danny directed him to stop by the side of the road and disabled the GPS tracker.
They could still hear the police transmissions on the radio, so they knew that Okole's disappearance hadn't been noticed yet. "How long before you have to report to your Sarge?" Danny asked, not moving the gun away from the young cop.
Okole looked scared, but had managed to stay calm so far. "I… I'm supposed to check in at 12 pm…" He gave Danny a nervous look. "Listen, detective Williams… If… If you are in any trouble, we could go back to HPD… You could talk to my Sarge, or… Or with Duke, he's always said good things about Five-0…" He said in a timid voice.
Danny chuckled sadly. "Thanks kid, but I'm afraid that Duke can't help with this one…"
Okole looked at Danny briefly. "What are you going to do in Halawa?"
Danny didn't look in the rookie's direction. "I'll tell you once we get there, now less talking and more driving." Danny snapped.
Once they arrived to Halawa, Danny directed the young officer to park near the door, but out of direct sight of the guards. He found the documents and passed them to Okole. "Alright kid, I need you to go in there, show these to the guards, sign everything that they ask you to sign and come back out with Richard Peterson."
Officer Okole looked at Danny confused. "What? You want me to go in there and bring out an immate?" He took a look at the papers, and was shocked to see that they looked like official documents. "I-I can't do this! Why do you want this guy outta jail?"
Danny drew a weary sigh and pointed the gun in the rookie's direction. "Alright, listen to me, kid. The last thing I want in the world is to get this son of a bitch out of jail, but there's someone threatening my daughter, and if I don't do what they ask, they can get close enough to hurt her. I'm sorry you got dragged into this mess, but I can't tell Steve or anyone in HPD about this, so you're the only choice I have left…"
Officer Okole was shaking his head. "There must be something else we can do! I'm sure Commander McGarrett or the Governor can do something!"
Danny passed a tired hand down his face. "What's your name, kid?" He asked the frightened man sitting next to him.
Officer Okole looked surprised by Danny's question. "Ja-Jason… My name is Jason…" He said in a shaky voice.
Danny nodded. "Jason… there's no way to get anyone's help before someone hurts my daughter… I-I'm sorry, but I have no choice…" He said sadly, but lifted the gun to point it straight at the young officer.
Jason was starting to realize that he wouldn't have a choice. "What makes you think that I won't raise the alarm once I'm in there?" He said, nodding in the direction of the prison gates.
Danny shrugged. "I've no idea… I'm hoping the fact that my daughter's safety is on the line, or that you feel at least a little bit responsible about not helping me that day on the street…"
"I didn't know it was you!" The young officer blurted out.
Danny shook his head. "Sorry kid, but you knew I was missing, and you should have kept your eyes open… I know it was not intentional, but because of you it took them four more days to find me… Take this as a way to make it up to me, if you will…"
Officer Okole took a minute to either think or pull himself together enough to do what he was about to do. He took a deep breath and nodded to himself, taking the forms. "Alright… I'll be back soon." He said, getting out of the car without looking at Danny.
Danny stayed in the car, making sure to scan for any police transmissions that may say something about him. He checked all the frequencies and kept looking around for any unusual movement, but all seemed quiet.
For Danny it felt like the longest 45 minutes of his life, but finally he saw the large gate opening and Rick Peterson, wearing an orange jumpsuit and cuffs around his wrists and ankles, shuffling towards the car followed by Jason Okole, looking nervous, but not as freaked out as before. He got Rick Peterson into the back seat, went back to the driver's seat and looked at Danny, waiting for directions.
Danny just nodded for him to start driving when Rick addressed him. "D? What the hell d'you want with me?" He looked at the young officer. "Hey kid! This son of a bitch shot me while I was in handcuffs! I don't wanna be in the same car as he is!"
Officer Okole looked sharply at Danny, and then down at the gun in Danny's hands. Danny just rolled his eyes. "He took my little girl and locked her in a storage facility!"
Before Jason could come up with anything to say to that, Danny directed him to pull over.
He parked the car by the side of the road and waited for Danny's directions. "Would you come out for a second? I need to talk to you about something…" Danny said, and got out of the car.
Jason got out of the car, following Danny to a more secluded place between some trees. "What is it, detective Williams?"
Danny faced him, pointing the gun at his head with one hand and holding his handcuffs in the other. "Turn around." Danny barked.
The young officer was startled by Danny's sharp tone, and lifted his hands in a placating gesture. "What?" He asked, bewildered.
"Turn around and put your hands behind your head!" Danny growled.
Jason did as Danny told him. He heard Danny coming closer and felt as the detective cuffed his hands behind his back. "Wh-why are you doing this? I thought I was supposed to h-help you!" he asked in a trembling voice.
Danny pulled him towards a soft patch of grass, digging his gun painfully against Jason's back. "Get on your knees!" Was the only reply he got.
Jason kneeled on the soft grass trembling softly from head to toe. "Detective Williams… What are you going to do?" He asked in a frightened voice.
He could hear Danny sighing behind him. I'm sorry kid, but if I take you with me, you're as good as dead… You really helped me though… So much that I'm sure I'm the one owing you one after this…"
Before Jason could make sense of what Danny was saying he felt a sharp pain on the back of his head. He could feel himself falling forwards, and gentle arms catching him and lowering him carefully to the soft grass before he didn't feel anything anymore.
TBC…
A/N: Hey all! If you're still around, thank you so much for reading!
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